He advises on implementing IP protection and enforcement strategies and portfolio management, representing clients before the Turkish Patent and Trademark Office, as well as cancellation, infringement and other court actions and domain name ADR proceedings, filing for interlocutory and precautionary injunctions, negotiating and drafting co-existence, settlement and licensing agreements.

He advises on all aspects of advertising and media laws, including clearance of advertisements, contracts, promotions and sweepstakes to various local and multinational companies primarily on food and beverages, technology, media, telecom and entertainment sectors.

Uğur also advises on data protection legislation, website privacy policies and terms of use under Turkish law.

Can mid-sized law firms manage their business and partnership alone anymore, or is it mandatory to hire consultants and professionals to support and lead? IBA Annual Conference, Speaker, Tokyo, Japan, October 23, 2014.

What restrictions are there in Wine Advertising & Communications? AIDV International Conference, Speaker, Vienna, Austria, October 19, 2013.

Life in a Law Firm – Challenges and Rewards, IBA Annual Conference, Speaker, Boston, MA, USA, October 10, 2013.

The Role of Industrial Property Agents in the Implementation and Operation of the Madrid System – The case of Turkey, Madrid System for the International Registration of Marks Seminar, WIPO and the Mexican Institute of Industrial Property, Speaker, Mexico City, Mexico, February 14, 2012.

Associations

International Federation of Intellectual Property Attorneys of Turkey (FICPI Turkey), Founder and President